The accusations of attempted murder against the two co -accused in the shooting file at the Laterrière grocery store are withdrawn. They are substituted by serious de facto heads with the use of a firearm.
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Albert Lefebvre, 19, and Pascal Laliberté, 44, were back in court on Friday at the Chicoutimi courthouse, before judge Pierre Simard. On March 15, they were arrested in connection with shots fired at the Intermarché de Laterrière grocery store. A man was then seriously injured. Police authorities had at this time confirmed that it was linked to the armed conflict in connection with the narcotics war that rival bands are engaged in East-du-Québec.
The prosecutor of the director of criminal and criminal proceedings, Me William Lacombe, asked on Friday to make an amendment on the accusation of attempted murder to change him in serious assault. “Without going into proof, given the latest disclosure, I no longer have the reasonable convictions to demonstrate that there was an intention to kill in gestures [allégués] Who were committed that day, which means that I replaced the chief of attempted murder by a serious managers, ”explains Me Lacombe.
The maximum sentence for an attempted murder is life imprisonment, but this is not the case for a serious assault accusation. “When it comes to unloading a firearm, the maximum sentence is 14 years, the minimum sentence is 5 years, so that remains for the second chef. For a serious assault, it is a maximum imprisonment of 14 years, but there is no minimum sentence. Now, even if there is a substitution of chief, it does not change the position of the pursuit on the opposition of release and it does not change the fact that there is a very serious sentence which could be incurred. It should not be forgotten that the leaders to unload a gun and a serious assault, these are two offenses that manage two different situations, so he could have a situation of consecutive sorrows, it is not impossible either, “he said.
The file is to return to the court on May 9 for the survey on release of the two individuals. In the courtroom, the defense said it wanted to do some checks about the guarantees to be offered to the court to ensure public security in the Pascal Laliberté file. On the other hand, in Albert Lefebvre’s file, he has already said that there would probably be no survey on release.
